> MySQL can't add TEXT type column without length specified
Mysql does have a TEXT type with a max limit of 65536 chars (you can have MEDIUMTEXT or LONGTEXT if you want more).
You don't supply a length when you use TEXT
Mysql does have a TEXT type with a max limit of 65536 chars (you can have MEDIUMTEXT or LONGTEXT if you want more).
You don't supply a length when you use TEXT
So they could be "right", but expressed the concept in an imprecise form.
In a way, I think this shows their lack of expertise with MySQL - I reckon that somebody with a long experience would have phrased the concept more precisely.
> In any case, the longest possible character string that can be stored is about 1 GB.